Pivot3 X5-6500 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Setup & User Guide, v1.0
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 INSTALL ACUITY-BASED PIVOT3 NODES ....................................................................................................................... 7
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NSTALL PIVOT3 NODES................................................................................................................................................................... 7
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ECTION 2 ACUITY NODES: DISKS & NETWORK PORTS ................................................................................................................. 8
X5-6500
(D1) FLASH ACCELERATOR NODE ................................................................................................................................... 8
X5-6500
(L1) FLASH ACCELERATOR NODE ................................................................................................................................... 8
X5-6000
(D1) FLASH STANDARD NODE ......................................................................................................................................... 9
X5-6000
(L1) FLASH STANDARD NODE ......................................................................................................................................... 9
X5-2500
(D1) HYBRID ACCELERATOR NODE .............................................................................................................................. 10
X5-2500
(L1) HYBRID ACCELERATOR NODE .............................................................................................................................. 10
X5-2000
(D1) HYBRID STANDARD NODE .................................................................................................................................... 11
X5-2000
(L1) HYBRID STANDARD NODE .................................................................................................................................... 11
NVM
E PCIE FLASH LED STATUS DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................... 12
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ECTION 3 CONFIGURE ESXI FOR VMWARE ACCESS ................................................................................................................... 13
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ONFIGURE THE IP ADDRESSES FOR THE VMWARE MANAGEMENT NETWORK .......................................................................... 13
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ONFIGURE SSH ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17
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ECTION 4 INSTALL PLUGIN FOR WINDOWS ................................................................................................................................ 18
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OWNLOAD AND OPEN PLUGIN EXECUTABLE .............................................................................................................................. 18
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OLLOW INSTALLATION WIZARD .................................................................................................................................................. 18
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ECTION 5 INSTALL PLUGIN FOR LINUX ....................................................................................................................................... 26
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EFORE YOU START ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26
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OWNLOAD AND OPEN PLUGIN PACKAGE ................................................................................................................................... 26
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REPARE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................................................................... 26
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ECTION 6 NETWORK FINE TUNING ............................................................................................................................................. 32
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IME SYNCHRONIZATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 32
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ECTION 7 NAVIGATING THE PLUGIN ............................................................................................................................................ 38
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OG IN TO VSPHERE WEB CLIENT ................................................................................................................................................. 38
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ASHBOARD OVERVIEW - HOME ................................................................................................................................................... 38
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ASHBOARD OVERVIEW – VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE GROUP ....................................................................................................... 41
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ROVISIONING OVERVIEW: STORAGE PROVISIONING .................................................................................................................. 43
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ONFIGURE TAB: OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................... 47